Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle

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Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 13 Original release 1985 Presented by Frederick Forsyth Genre Military Cast Frederick Forsyth		Original language(s) English Original network BBC First episode date 18 September 1985 Number of episodes 13 Language English Networks BBC, BBC One

Bbc series soldiers a history of men in battle

Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle is a 1985 BBC television documentary series about the history of warfare from antiquity to the Falklands War. Each episode looks at warfare from the perspective of different participants: infantryman, artillerist, cavalryman, tanker, airman, guerrilla, surgeon, logistician and commander. The series and a companion book were written by John Keegan and Richard Holmes, and the series was presented by Frederick Forsyth.

Episodes

1 - "The Face of Battle" (18 September 1985)

2 - "Cavalry" (25 September 1985)

3 - "Gunner" (2 October 1985)

4 - "Fighting Spirit" (9 October 1985)

5 - "Infantry" (23 October 1985)

6 - "Tank" (30 October 1985)

7 - "Air Power" (6 November 1985)

8 - "Sapper" (13 November 1985)

9 - "Casualty" (20 November 1985)

10 - "Sinews of War" (27 November 1985)

11 - "Commander" (4 December 1985)

12 - "Irregular" (11 December 1985)

13 - "Experience of War" (18 December 1985)

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